PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryu 隆 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suphachai Saenpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 隆 comes into the arena with Street Fighter blaring out of the sound system. Saenpong has chosen Saenchai Highlight as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

隆
vs
Saenpong

150 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
143 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryu 隆!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Suphachai Saenpong!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saenpong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
隆 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
隆 throws a series of strikes that have Saenpong backpedaling.

Saenpong tries to keep at a distance but 隆 has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saenpong misses with a knee strike.
Saenpong tries to throw a body punch but 隆 avoids it by throwing Saenpong back against the cage.
隆 keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saenpong's efforts to push away.
隆 is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

隆 pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

隆 manages to escape and get back to his feet.
隆 wants to clinch up but Saenpong keeps it at a distance.

隆 clinches up against the cage.
Saenpong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but 隆 has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from 隆.
隆 lands a nice knee to the body.
Saenpong looks gassed!
隆 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for 隆.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from 隆.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saenpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saenpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. 隆 obliges.
隆 lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as 隆 takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
隆 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saenpong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
隆 pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with 隆 for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
隆 lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for 隆.
隆 pressing his opponent against the cage.

隆 jumps guard.
Saenpong wants to control from the top but 隆 keeps moving.

隆 scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

隆 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
隆 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saenpong takes a knee to the side of the body.
隆 stalling in the clinch.
隆 gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Saenpong tries to circle away but 隆 has him pinned against the cage.

隆 pulls Saenpong into guard.

隆 scrambles and gets back to his feet.

隆 has taken the fight to the clinch.
隆 landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
隆 taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

隆 pulls guard.
Saenpong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

隆 manages to escape and get back to his feet.
隆 fails to land with a series of punches.

隆 moves into the clinch.
隆 gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
隆 crunches a lovely knee into Saenpong's ribcage.
隆 controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from 隆.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
隆 lands a good knee to the midsection. Saenpong won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for 隆 to work.
隆 working Saenpong over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu 隆 dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

隆 connects with a nice looking jab.

Saenpong is rocked!

隆 clinches with his opponent.
Saenpong is still on wobbly legs! Can 隆 finish him?
隆 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. 隆 obliges.
隆 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saenpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
隆 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. 隆 obliges.
隆 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saenpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
隆 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saenpong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
隆 lands a knee to the body.
隆 lands an elbow that stopped Saenpong in his tracks for a moment.
隆 crunches a lovely knee into Saenpong's ribcage.

隆 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

隆 moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryu 隆 has scored more points in the clinch so far.
隆 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
隆 leaning his opponent against the cage.
隆 lands a good knee to the midsection. Saenpong won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for 隆.
隆 lands a nice elbow.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saenpong takes a knee to the side of the body.
隆 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saenpong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
隆 connects with a knee to the head.
隆 lands a good knee to the midsection. Saenpong won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
隆 with a knee to the head.
隆 stalling in the clinch.
隆 seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
隆 lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
隆 will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saenpong up against the cage.
隆 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

隆 breaks from the clinch.

隆 closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
隆 lands a nice elbow.
隆 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

隆 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

隆 forces Saenpong back against the cage and clinches.
隆 holding his opponent close, against the cage.
隆 keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saenpong's efforts to push away.
Saenpong takes an elbow to the temple.
隆 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
隆 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
隆 landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from 隆.
隆 stalling in the clinch.
Saenpong takes a knee to the side of the body.
隆 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
隆 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
隆 lands a good knee to the midsection. Saenpong won't want to take too many of those.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
隆 lands a good knee to the midsection. Saenpong won't want to take too many of those.
隆 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by 隆.

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

隆 gets a clinch.
隆 scores a nice knee to the body.
隆 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!

隆 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

隆 clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from 隆.
隆 scores a nice knee to the body.
隆 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saenpong can do to turn this around?

隆 manages to break the clinch.

隆 closes the distance and clinches.
隆 is pushing Saenpong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
隆 lands a knee to the body.
隆 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

隆 manages to break the clinch.

隆 clinches.
隆 lands an elbow inside that Saenpong shrugs off.

隆 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

隆 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saenpong, pushing him back against the cage.

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

隆 has taken the fight to the clinch.
隆 lands a nice knee to the body.
隆 lands a good knee to the midsection. Saenpong won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. 隆 obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. 隆 obliges.

隆 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

隆 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
隆 lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saenpong just misses with a elbow thrown towards 隆's brow.
隆 lands a knee to the head.
隆 leaning against his opponent.
隆 scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for 隆.
Knees to the body from 隆.

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

隆 closes the distance and pushes Saenpong back into the cage.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saenpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
隆 lands a knee to the head.
隆 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
隆 gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
隆 lands a knee to the body.
隆 stalling in the clinch.
Saenpong is trying to pull guard but 隆 has him pressed against the cage.
隆 lands a nice knee to the body.

隆 manages to break the clinch.

隆 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

隆 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu 隆 is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

隆 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
隆 working Saenpong over with knees to the body.

隆 breaks the clinch.
隆 moves out of range as Saenpong throws a body kick.

Saenpong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with 隆, pushing him back against the cage.
隆 crunches a lovely knee into Saenpong's ribcage.
隆 working Saenpong over with knees to the body.

隆's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
隆's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and 隆 duly obliges.

隆 has taken the fight to the clinch.
隆 has Saenpong pushed against the cage.
隆 lands a knee to the head.
Saenpong is looking to break free of the clinch but 隆 has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by 隆.

隆 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Saenpong gets tackled into the cage by 隆. 隆 maintains the clinch.
隆 working Saenpong over with knees to the body.
隆 with a knee to the head.
Saenpong trying to land knees to the body.

隆 manages to break the clinch.

隆 has Saenpong up against the cage in a clinch.
隆 lands an elbow inside.

隆 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
隆 scores with a sloppy right hand. Saenpong should have avoided that one.

隆 moves into the clinch.

隆 breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

隆 pushes Saenpong up against the cage in a clinch.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
隆 lands a nice knee to the body.

隆's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
隆 scores with a jab to the body.

隆 forces Saenpong back against the cage and clinches.
隆 landing knees to the body.
隆 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
隆 lands a good knee to the midsection. Saenpong won't want to take too many of those.

隆 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

隆 clinches up with Saenpong and pushes him back against the cage.
隆 pressing his opponent against the cage.
隆 lands an elbow just above Saenpong 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. 隆 obliges.
Saenpong tries to circle away but 隆 has him pinned against the cage.
Saenpong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. 隆 just stands there and leans against the cage.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saenpong tries to break the clinch but 隆 is controlling the position.
隆 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saenpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saenpong takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

隆 manages to break the clinch.
Ryu 隆 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

隆 rushes Saenpong and presses him up against the cage.
Saenpong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryu 隆 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suphachai Saenpong.
隆 scores a nice knee to the body.
隆 lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saenpong takes an elbow to the forehead.
隆 landing knees to the body.
隆 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

隆 jumps into guard, dragging Saenpong to the mat.

隆 pushes Saenpong off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Saenpong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ryu 隆 is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

隆 instigates a clinch.
隆 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saenpong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
隆 lands a good knee to the midsection. Saenpong won't want to take too many of those.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saenpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
隆 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

隆 drags the fight down to the ground.
Saenpong wants to stand and escape but instead 隆 has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
隆 might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

隆 decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Saenpong seems to have recovered his senses.

隆 takes the fight into the clinch.
Saenpong tries for a takedown but 隆 manages to get underhooks.
隆 has Saenpong pressed against the cage.
隆 lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

隆 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saenpong jabs 隆 to the body, keeping him at a distance.

隆 closes the distance and pushes Saenpong back into the cage.
隆 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu 隆 dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Saenpong throws a leg kick but 隆 sees it coming and checks it nicely.

隆 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saenpong is trying to break free.
Saenpong tries to pull guard but 隆 forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
隆 lands an elbow inside.
隆 landing knees to the body.
隆 scores a nice knee to the body.
隆 lands a knee to the body.
隆 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

隆 pulls Saenpong into guard.

隆 scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Saenpong tries to keep at a distance but 隆 has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

隆 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

隆 has managed to clinch.
Saenpong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
隆 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.

隆's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

隆 instigates a clinch.
隆 dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saenpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

隆 breaks the clinch.

隆 has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for 隆.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

隆 breaks from the clinch.

Saenpong tries to keep at a distance but 隆 has taken the fight into the clinch.

隆 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

隆 closes the distance and clinches.
隆 lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
隆 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
隆 working Saenpong over with knees to the body.
隆 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
隆 lands a knee to the body.
隆 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
隆 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
隆 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ryu 隆 is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saenpong avoids the elbow strike from 隆, against the cage.
隆 crunches a lovely knee into Saenpong's ribcage.
隆 scores a nice knee to the body.
隆 stalling the fight.
隆 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saenpong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

隆 manages to break the clinch.

隆 rushes Saenpong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
隆 lands a knee to the body.
隆 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saenpong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saenpong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from 隆.
隆 lands a nice knee to the body.
隆 lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
隆 slowing the pace effectively.
隆 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

隆 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

隆 has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
隆 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saenpong takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, 隆 throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. 隆 obliges.
Knees to the body from 隆.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
隆 will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saenpong up against the cage.

隆 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu 隆 showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 隆 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu 隆!