PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sarsamut Mungsarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mungsarin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Suraphol Sombatcharoe- Sao Suan TaengT. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mungsarin
vs
Rua

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sarsamut Mungsarin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Mungsarin circles away.
Mungsarin wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Mungsarin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mungsarin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mungsarin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mungsarin wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.

Mungsarin has managed to clinch.
Mungsarin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rua's efforts to push away.
Mungsarin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Mungsarin tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Mungsarin lands an elbow inside.
Mungsarin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mungsarin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Mungsarin looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow strike.
Mungsarin keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mungsarin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua tries to circle away but Mungsarin has him pinned against the ropes.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mungsarin prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.
Rua is trying to push Mungsarin away but Mungsarin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mungsarin pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mungsarin has him pressed against the ropes.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mungsarin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rua's efforts to push away.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mungsarin lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Mungsarin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mungsarin throws an elbow that misses.
Mungsarin tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Mungsarin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rua's efforts to push away.
Mungsarin throws an elbow that misses.
Mungsarin stalling.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Mungsarin keeps him there for the moment.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua tries to circle away but Mungsarin has him pinned against the ropes.
Mungsarin with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mungsarin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Mungsarin keeps him there for the moment.
Rua is trying to break free.
Mungsarin lands a damaging elbow.
Mungsarin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Mungsarin.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Mungsarin is controlling him.
Mungsarin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mungsarin misses with a knee strike.
Mungsarin is breathing heavily.
Mungsarin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rua is keeping busy.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Mungsarin has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Mungsarin tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mungsarin throws an elbow but misses.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Mungsarin has the dominant position.
Rua working hard to break the clinch.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Mungsarin keeps him there for the moment.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Mungsarin keeps him there for the moment.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Mungsarin, against the ropes.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Mungsarin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua wants to slow Mungsarin down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua misses with the combination.
Shogun Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mungsarin throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shogun Rua 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.

Mungsarin swinging wildly here.
Mungsarin wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mungsarin.
Rua misses with a combination
and Mungsarin counters with a two punch combo.
Mungsarin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mungsarin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mungsarin checks a low kick from Rua.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Mungsarin.
Rua checks a low kick from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Mungsarin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mungsarin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mungsarin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mungsarin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mungsarin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.
Mungsarin tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mungsarin wants to clinch.
Rua looks to land a combination but Mungsarin avoids it well.
Mungsarin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mungsarin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mungsarin tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua tries to clinch but Mungsarin is having none of it.
Rua wants to clinch up but Mungsarin keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mungsarin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mungsarin counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Shogun Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Rua moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mungsarin throws an elbow that misses.
Rua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mungsarin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mungsarin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Mungsarin is controlling him.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mungsarin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mungsarin avoiding damage.
Mungsarin lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin trying to stall but Rua improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to circle away but Mungsarin has him pinned against the ropes.
Mungsarin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mungsarin lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Mungsarin.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Mungsarin is controlling him.
Mungsarin throws an elbow that misses.
Mungsarin misses with a knee to the head.
Mungsarin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
Rua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Mungsarin is controlling the position.
Mungsarin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Mungsarin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mungsarin holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Mungsarin keeps him there for the moment.
Mungsarin keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mungsarin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Mungsarin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua wants to break free but Mungsarin has control.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mungsarin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mungsarin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mungsarin lands a nice elbow.
Mungsarin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarsamut Mungsarin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rua tries to clinch up.
Mungsarin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Mungsarin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rua can pounce on him.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Mungsarin closes the distance and clinches.
Mungsarin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mungsarin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rua's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Mungsarin has the dominant position.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Mungsarin won't allow it.
Mungsarin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mungsarin lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Mungsarin has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mungsarin has him pressed against the ropes.

Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Mungsarin pushes him off.
Mungsarin tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mungsarin moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Mungsarin doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Mungsarin.
Rua stalks Mungsarin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mungsarin's face. Mungsarin staggers backwards, shaken.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rua throws a series of punches but Mungsarin avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Mungsarin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mungsarin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Mungsarin checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Rua gets tackled into the ropes by Mungsarin. Mungsarin maintains the clinch.
Mungsarin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Mungsarin has double underhooks.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Mungsarin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mungsarin stalling.
Mungsarin scores with a knee to the head.
Mungsarin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mungsarin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mungsarin throws an elbow that misses.
Mungsarin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mungsarin throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mungsarin tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Mungsarin is controlling him.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Mungsarin has double underhooks.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mungsarin keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin landing knees to the head.
Rua is trying to force a seperation but Mungsarin has the dominant position.
Mungsarin tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Mungsarin with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Mungsarin.
Sarsamut Mungsarin has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mungsarin is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Rua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sarsamut Mungsarin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mungsarin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mungsarin is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.

Rua gets tackled into the ropes by Mungsarin. Mungsarin maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mungsarin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mungsarin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Mungsarin won't allow it.
Mungsarin lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shogun Rua.
I think Rua 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Rua!